CGIAR Consortium Finance Update presented to CGIAR Fund Council on Nov 1, Punta del Este

1. 2012 Update and 2013
Interim Financing Plan
1 November 2012

2. 2012 Financial Update
• Overall CGIAR support sharply up to over $850M
• W1-2 for 2012 programs up to $362M,
• 25% increase over 2012 FP and ~ 40% of total
• Conclusion: very strong financial support in 2012
• Uncertainty, very large share of funding contributed after
August, causes underperformance.
• Because we still do not have allocations to CRPs for
$51M in W2 – CRPs cannot spend, and Consortium
cannot make Financial Plan for 2013

3. 2013 “interim” allocation policy - 1
(ahead of outcome-based allocations)
• In 2012, W2 contributions up from $16M in FP to >$150M
• Full W1-W2 co-mingling not attractive for W2 donors or
CRPs
• Full W2 additionality not attractive for W1 donors
• A balanced W1-W2 solution is required
• Consortium proposes interim allocation policy, until priority
setting has been completed and outcome based allocation
starts, at least in part, in 2014

4. 2013 “interim” allocation policy - 2
(ahead of outcome-based allocations)
• Base W1 budget for all CRPs as 35-40 % of approved CRP
W1-2 budgets
• Add all W2 contributions on top, capped by approved budget
• To provide stability: after W2 contributions are known –
provide unallocated W1 to CRPs with W1-2 less than 90%
of 2012 W1-2 expenditures (“guarantee”)
• Result: overall 2013 pattern will be very similar to
approved FP 2012 – growth can be determined by W2
contributions, up to approved budget, but none get cut
more than 10%

5. 2013 “interim” allocation policy - 3
(ahead of outcome-based allocations)
• Cross-cutting issues update:
– Gender research
– In-situ agro-biodiversity research (no longer proposed as
program)
– Capacity strengthening and partnership development
• Overall approach: mainstreaming into CRPs through
regular programming and budgets
• Consortium is ensuring the CRPs pay attention to these
cross-cutting issues that were underdeveloped in plans

6. Gender Research Update: solid progress
• CGIAR Consortium strategy developed and approved
• Gender and Agriculture Network operational (met July at BMGF)
developed gender research priorities
• Gender Strategies for 13 of 15 CRPs near complete
• All CRPs now have to mainstream Gender strategies but:
– Most have not allocated funds in their proposals / budgets
– Some have very limited capacity
• Temporary “gender performance fund” – W1 allocation to incentivize
rapid and effective mainstreaming
• Dedicated W1 allocations up to $5M for best plans reviewed externally

7. Agro-biodiversity Update
• FC7 in Seattle rejected proposal for separate program
• Consortium decided to mainstream – no new proposal
• Workshop in July to develop Consortium approach
• Most CRPs have mainstreamed but some counted on
separate proposal
• To enable and encourage rapid mainstreaming Consortium
proposes a one-year-only (2013) dedicated allocation of W1
funds
• External review of CRP POWBs determines allocation up to
$2.5M

8. New: Capacity Building
• Capacity Building / Partnership Development not yet a clear
/ coherent priority at Consortium level or for CRPs
• Consortium proposes approach like for Gender in 2012:
develop strategies and encourage mainstreaming
• Some “quick wins” best done system-wide, and start fast:
– CGIAR Post-doc program – harmonize programs
systemwide
– Visiting fellow program – encourage mobility cross-
partners

9. FC8 asked to endorse interim
Consortium approach for 2013
1. Overall approach presented in Interim 2013 FP
2. Balanced W1-W2 allocation principles
3. In principle approval to allocate W1 for cross-cutting
issues, detailed proposals in full 2013 FP
4. Consortium allocates cross-cutting research funds,
does not implement, not “system costs”
5. Consortium finalizes 2013 FP before end 2012